Splitterpartei

German

Etymology

    From Splitter (“splinter”) +‎ Partei (“party”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈʃplɪtɐpaʁˌtaɪ̯]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Split‧ter‧par‧tei

    Noun

    Splitterpartei f (genitive Splitterpartei, plural Splitterparteien) (politics)

    1. (strictly) a very small political party that originated by splitting off from a larger one
    2. (by extension) a microparty, any very small party, especially one that has no chance at all of reaching the electoral threshold (5% in Germany, 4% in Austria and Switzerland)
      Synonym: Kleinstpartei

    Declension

    Declension of Splitterpartei [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Splitterpartei die Splitterparteien
    genitive einer der Splitterpartei der Splitterparteien
    dative einer der Splitterpartei den Splitterparteien
    accusative eine die Splitterpartei die Splitterparteien
    • Splittergruppe
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